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Re:Baidu now accepts Bitcoin by yeukhon on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @10:22AM (#6553332)
Because going from $150 to $100, or $100 to $150 is a $50 USD difference? Whereas USD to RMB is a few cents difference.
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Re:Baidu now accepts Bitcoin by mikeash on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @09:11PM (#6557410)
Only percentages matter, not absolute values. It's hard to find a currency that fluctuates 50% relative to USD, but it's not completely unheard of either.
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